diff --git a/cmd/web/main.go b/cmd/web/main.go
index 48d024d..c0d5855 100644
--- a/cmd/web/main.go
+++ b/cmd/web/main.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ type application struct {
 	errorLog       *log.Logger
 	infoLog        *log.Logger
 	snippets       *models.SnippetModel
+	users          *models.UserModel
 	templateCache  map[string]*template.Template
 	formDecoder    *form.Decoder
 	sessionManager *scs.SessionManager
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ func main() {
 		errorLog:       errorLog,
 		infoLog:        infoLog,
 		snippets:       &models.SnippetModel{DB: db},
+		users:          &models.UserModel{DB: db},
 		templateCache:  templateCache,
 		formDecoder:    formDecoder,
 		sessionManager: sessionManager,
diff --git a/internal/models/errors.go b/internal/models/errors.go
index c7845a7..0184556 100644
--- a/internal/models/errors.go
+++ b/internal/models/errors.go
@@ -2,4 +2,8 @@ package models
 
 import "errors"
 
-var ErrNoRecord = errors.New("models: no matching record found")
+var (
+	ErrNoRecord           = errors.New("models: no matching record found")
+	ErrInvalidCredentials = errors.New("models: invalid credentials")
+	ErrDuplicateEmail     = errors.New("models: duplicate email")
+)
diff --git a/internal/models/users.go b/internal/models/users.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..61b4e2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/models/users.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package models
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type User struct {
+	ID             int
+	Name           string
+	Email          string
+	HashedPassword []byte
+	Created        time.Time
+}
+
+type UserModel struct {
+	DB *sql.DB
+}
+
+func (m *UserModel) Insert(name, email, password string) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *UserModel) Authenticate(email, password string) (int, error) {
+	return 0, nil
+}
+
+func (m *UserModel) Exists(id int) (bool, error) {
+	return false, nil
+}